2012 Ag2r–La Mondiale season

The 2012 season for the Ag2r–La Mondiale cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2012 Ag2r–La Mondiale season
Manager Vincent Lavenu
One-day victories 1
Stage race overall victories –
Stage race stage victories 3
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2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.[1]

Rider Date of birth
 Romain Bardet (FRA) (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 21)
 Manuel Belletti (ITA) (1985-10-14)14 October 1985 (aged 26)
 Julien Bérard (FRA) (1987-07-02)2 July 1987 (aged 24)
 Guillaume Bonnafond (FRA) (1987-06-23)23 June 1987 (aged 24)
 Maxime Bouet (FRA) (1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (aged 25)
 Jimmy Casper (FRA) (1978-05-28)28 May 1978 (aged 33)
 Gabriel Chavanne[N 1] (SUI) (1992-01-20)20 January 1992 (aged 19)
 Mikaël Cherel (FRA) (1986-03-17)17 March 1986 (aged 25)
 Hubert Dupont (FRA) (1980-11-13)13 November 1980 (aged 31)
 Martin Elmiger (SUI) (1978-09-23)23 September 1978 (aged 33)
 John Gadret (FRA) (1979-04-22)22 April 1979 (aged 32)
 Ben Gastauer (LUX) (1987-11-14)14 November 1987 (aged 24)
 Gregor Gazvoda (SLO) (1981-10-15)15 October 1981 (aged 30)
 Sylvain Georges (FRA) (1984-05-01)1 May 1984 (aged 27)
 Kristof Goddaert (BEL) (1986-11-21)21 November 1986 (aged 25)
 Sébastien Hinault (FRA) (1974-02-11)11 February 1974 (aged 37)
Rider Date of birth
 Steve Houanard (FRA) (1986-04-02)2 April 1986 (aged 25)
 Blel Kadri (FRA) (1986-09-03)3 September 1986 (aged 25)
 Romain Lemarchand (FRA) (1987-07-26)26 July 1987 (aged 24)
 Sébastien Minard (FRA) (1982-06-12)12 June 1982 (aged 29)
 Lloyd Mondory (FRA) (1982-04-26)26 April 1982 (aged 29)
 Matteo Montaguti (ITA) (1984-01-06)6 January 1984 (aged 27)
 Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) (1977-09-25)25 September 1977 (aged 34)
 Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) (1977-05-22)22 May 1977 (aged 34)
 Mathieu Perget (FRA) (1984-09-18)18 September 1984 (aged 27)
 Jimmy Raibaud[N 2] (FRA) (1991-11-13)13 November 1991 (aged 20)
 Anthony Ravard (FRA) (1983-09-28)28 September 1983 (aged 28)
 Christophe Riblon (FRA) (1981-01-17)17 January 1981 (aged 30)
 Nicolas Roche (IRE) (1984-07-03)3 July 1984 (aged 27)
 Boris Shpilevsky (RUS) (1982-08-20)20 August 1982 (aged 29)
 Mathieu Teychenne[N 3] (FRA) (1989-03-18)18 March 1989 (aged 22)
 Amir Zargari (IRN) (1980-07-31)31 July 1980 (aged 31)

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
13 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 4] Italy
25 MarchCritérium International, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Matteo Montaguti (ITA) France
18 MayCircuit de Lorraine, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Sébastien Hinault (FRA) FranceNeufchâteau
18 MayTour of California, Stage 6UCI America Tour Sylvain Georges (FRA) United StatesBig Bear Lake
27 MayBoucles de l'AulneUCI Europe Tour Sébastien Hinault (FRA) FranceChâteaulin
17 JuneTour de Suisse, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Matteo Montaguti (ITA)  Switzerland
17 JuneRoute du Sud, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Manuel Belletti (ITA) FranceSaint-Gaudens
17 JuneRoute du Sud, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Blel Kadri (FRA) France
17 JuneRoute du Sud, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Manuel Belletti (ITA) France
17 JuneRoute du Sud, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 5] France

Footnotes
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  1. Chavanne joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the Chambéry Cyclisme Formation.[2]
  2. Raibaud joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from CR4C Roanne Cycling.[2]
  3. Teychenne joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the Chambéry Cyclisme Formation.[2]
  4. The riders on the squad were Rinaldo Nocentini, Manuel Belletti, Steve Houanard, Kristof Goddaert, Sébastien Hinault, Christophe Riblon, Lloyd Mondory and Matteo Montaguti
  5. The riders on the squad were Manuel Belletti, Jimmy Casper, Hubert Dupont, Gregor Gazvoda, Kristof Goddaert, Blel Kadri, Romain Lemarchand and Mathieu Perget

References
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  3. Philippon, Alexandre (1 August 2011). "Bardet et Georges chez AG2R La Mondiale" [Bardet and Georges with AG2R La Mondiale]. Velochrono.fr (in French). Velochrono. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  4. "Jimmy Casper joins Ag2r–La Mondiale for one-year deal". VeloNews. Agence France-Presse. 10 August 2011. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  5. "Belletti joins Ag2r–La Mondiale". Cycling News. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  6. Stokes, Shane (18 October 2011). "Ag2r La Mondiale signs up three top Asia Tour riders to boost WorldTour licence prospects". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  7. "Shpilevski helps AG2R-La Mondiale to WorldTour". Cycling News. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  8. "Le Lay chez Saur–Sojasun" [Le Lay with Saur–Sojasun]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. 16 August 2011. Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  9. Westemeyer, Susan (14 September 2011). "Cyril Dessel retires after 11 years in the peloton". Cycling News. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  10. van Eyck, Xylon (12 October 2011). "Bretagne–Schuller signs Dimitri Champion and Geoffroy Lequatre". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  11. "Five Ukrainian riders complete Lampre–ISD's roster". Lampre–ISD. CGS Cycling Team AG. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  12. "Transferts 2011-2012" [Transfers 2011–2012]. Velochrono.fr (in French). Velochrono. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
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